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Correct usage

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We are immensely sad to hear about the passing away of Dr. Raymond Yuen which was made known through several notices that we came across through the social media on October 11, 2021.

1. Should there be a comma after "Yuen"?
2. Should it be "social media" instead of "the social media"?

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Re: Correct usage

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1. Yes, since sense requires a nonrestrictive relative clause here (and that IS a grammar issue!)
2. Yes, 'the' is redundant.
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